Sustain is a powerful alliance of organisations and communities working together for a better system of food and farming. Together, we advocate policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture, and promote equity.
Sustain policy room, 9-10 January
Sustain will be curating and hosting the policy room at ORFC, which will explore diverse topics in the world of sustainable food and farming. Sessions will span affordable local food retail, public procurement, and farming policies across the four nations of the UK.
Join us in person or online, or stay in touch via our farming newsletter
Session Friday 10 January, 2pm GMT
Organic: the preserve of the privileged?
We don’t believe it should be. Healthy, sustainably produced food should be accessible to everyone – not just people on higher incomes.
Sustain’s project Bridging the Gap and Soil Association have convened a panel of speakers working across the food supply chain to explore the opportunities to make organic food available and affordable to everyone and fair to farmers.
We delve into the challenges of achieving optimal scale alongside ethical practice, the market for smaller independent retailers and the responsibility of the larger retailer, and what policy shift we need to see in support of enabling access to organic for all.
Join us in person or online, or stay in touch via the Bridging the Gap newsletter
Further reading
Home-grown: A roadmap to resilient fruit and vegetable production in England
2024 report
The Soil Association, Sustain and The Wildlife Trusts are calling for farmers and growers to be put in the driving seat to deliver sustainable food security and healthy diets. The report lays out the seven steps needed to restore the resilience of domestic horticulture.
https://www.sustainweb.org/